2019 Off to Sweet Start as PEEPSFEST® Announces Winners of Scholastic Diorama Competition

More than 11,000 attend 10th anniversary of festival

Area students had a sweet start to the New Year when their marshmallow masterpieces were chosen as winners in the 2018 PEEPS® Scholastic Diorama Competition during PEEPSFEST®, the free family festival presented by Just Born Quality Confections and ArtsQuest Dec. 30-31. More than 130 dioramas incorporating PEEPS® candy were created by local school children and were on display during the event, which took place at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. Other highlights of the 10th anniversary of PEEPSFEST, which was attended by more than 11,000 people, included two nights of fireworks, new cooking with PEEPS® demonstrations by ArtsQuest Executive Chef Barry Sullivan and more.

“12 Days of PEEPSmas” by Barbara Yurchishin, Maggie Yurchishin and Evelyn McPoyle of Liberty High School was selected as “PEEPles Choice” winner in the diorama competition based on voting at the festival; the group was also awarded the “Critics’ Choice for Best PEEPSonality” by the official PEEPSFEST® judging panel.

First Place winners included Mrs. Yoder’s 2nd Grade Class of Spring Garden Elementary School for its “Monocacy PEEP” display (Grades K-2nd), “2019 PEEPS Drop” by Kathryn Kloiber, Olivia Amorim, Catheraine Hanng and Bridgett Kloiber of Allentown’s Saint John Vianney School (grades 3-6) and “Aztec PEEPle” by Itxel Aguilar and Luna Gonzalez of Allentown’s Saint John Vianney School (Grades 7-12).

All winners took home PEEPS & COMPANY® Gift Bags, and the Critics’ Choice winners dropped the PEEPS® Chick on New Year’s Eve during the festival. The complete list of diorama competition winners is: